Posted by Jamison.Sites on January 5, 2007, 11:13 am
I have a 1981 Kawasaki KE100 that has not been turned on in about 2
years. It was not stored properly so getting it to turn over was the
first problem but after using some starter fluid a few times I have
been able to get it to start up and idle on its own. However, now when
I try to put it in first and ride it cuts off as I release the clutch.
It sounds almost as if I'm not giving it enough gas. Does anyone know
what the problem might be? I'm, not sure if it's a compression,
electrical, or clutch problem. Thanks
Posted by Potage St. Germaine on January 5, 2007, 11:50 am
Jamison.Sites@gmail.com wrote:
> However, now when I try to put it in first and ride it cuts off as I release
the clutch.
Work the sidestand safety interlock switch several times to see if the
problem disappears.
Disconnect the switch and insert a jumper between the pins on the
motororcycle wire harness.
If that solves the problem, try to figure out how to clean the contacts
in the switch and reconnect it.
Posted by John Johnson on January 5, 2007, 1:05 pm
Jamison.Sites@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a 1981 Kawasaki KE100 that has not been turned on in about 2
> years. It was not stored properly so getting it to turn over was the
> first problem but after using some starter fluid a few times I have
> been able to get it to start up and idle on its own. However, now when
> I try to put it in first and ride it cuts off as I release the clutch.
> It sounds almost as if I'm not giving it enough gas. Does anyone know
> what the problem might be? I'm, not sure if it's a compression,
> electrical, or clutch problem. Thanks
If it cuts immediately, check your side-stand switch and clutch
interlock. You probably should pull all your switches and connectors
apart, clean them, and re-assemble anyway, just to be safe.
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on January 5, 2007, 1:51 pm
> Jamison.Sites@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I have a 1981 Kawasaki KE100 that has not been turned on in about 2
> > years. It was not stored properly so getting it to turn over was the
> > first problem but after using some starter fluid a few times I have
> > been able to get it to start up and idle on its own. However, now when
> > I try to put it in first and ride it cuts off as I release the clutch.
> > It sounds almost as if I'm not giving it enough gas. Does anyone know
> > what the problem might be? I'm, not sure if it's a compression,
> > electrical, or clutch problem. Thanks
>
> If it cuts immediately, check your side-stand switch and clutch
> interlock. You probably should pull all your switches and connectors
> apart, clean them, and re-assemble anyway, just to be safe.
Last old KE100 I rode wasn't actually fitted with a switch.
Instead, it had some kind of super-complicated cable arrangement, linked
to the clutch cable, so when you pulled the clutch in the sidestand
retracted. Amazingly, it sort of locked solid so you couldn't do this
when the bike was resting on the stand, and have it topple over.
Got to say this sounds like the dreaded sidestand cut-out, though.
Oi! John! Has it got a sidestand switch?
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Posted by Potage St. Germaine on January 5, 2007, 7:06 pm
The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Oi! John! Has it got a sidestand switch?
Woops! It doesn't have a sidestand switch or a clutch switch and
doesn't even seem to have a kill switch from the parts diagrams I
looked at.
Oddly enough, it does have a large, heat-sinked voltage regulator and a
strange little box called "rectifier".
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